Numbers 19:6 “The priest is to take cedar wood, hyssop, and scarlet wool and throw t…”

Numbers 19:6

The priest is to take cedar wood, hyssop, and scarlet wool and throw them onto the burning heifer.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And the priest shall take cedar wood, and hyssop, and scarlet, and cast it into the midst of the burning of the heifer.

World English Bible

The priest shall take cedar wood, hyssop, and scarlet, and cast it into the middle of the burning of the heifer.

American Standard Version

and the priest shall take cedar-wood, and hyssop, and scarlet, and cast it into the midst of the burning of the heifer.

Geneva Bible 1599

Then shall the Priest take cedar wood, and hyssope and skarlet lace, and cast them in the mids of the fire where the kow burneth.

Darby Translation

And the priest shall take cedar-wood, and hyssop, and scarlet, and cast them into the midst of the burning of the heifer.

Young's Literal Translation

and the priest hath taken cedar wood, and hyssop, and scarlet, and hath cast unto the midst of the burning of the cow;

Bible in Basic English

Then let the priest take cedar-wood and hyssop and red thread, and put them into the fire where the cow is burning.

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Cross references

“And the priest shall take cedar wood, and hyssop, and scarlet, and cast it into the midst of the burning of the heifer.”

Leviticus 14:4 Leviticus 14:6 Leviticus 14:49 Psalm 51:7 Isaiah 1:18 Hebrews 9:19–23

Leviticus 14:4 · BSB

the priest shall order that two live clean birds, cedar wood, scarlet yarn, and hyssop be brought for the one to be cleansed.

Leviticus 14:6 · BSB

And he is to take the live bird together with the cedar wood, scarlet yarn, and hyssop, and dip them into the blood of the bird that was slaughtered over the fresh water.

Leviticus 14:49 · BSB

He is to take two birds, cedar wood, scarlet yarn, and hyssop to purify the house;

Psalm 51:7 · BSB

Purify me with hyssop, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.

Isaiah 1:18 · BSB

“Come now, let us reason together,” says the LORD. “Though your sins are like scarlet, they will be as white as snow; though they are as red as crimson, they will become like wool.

Hebrews 9:19–23 · BSB

For when Moses had proclaimed every commandment of the law to all the people, he took the blood of calves and goats, along with water, scarlet wool, and hyssop, and sprinkled the scroll and all the people,

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

5Then the heifer must be burned in his sight. Its hide, its flesh, and its blood are to be burned, along with its dung.

7Then the priest must wash his clothes and bathe his body in water; after that he may enter the camp, but he will be ceremonially unclean until evening.

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